There is something very romantic and nostalgic about elements that have a story and history behind them.
These will always attract our eye and arouse questions and curiosity. This house, designed by Liat Post for a family in central Israel, is full of such stories.
The homeowners maintain their own workshop, where they renovate and restore items they find on the street, pick up at flea markets, and collect during trips around the world.
“While working, we learned about each other and that’s how we managed to create a unique home,” says Liat,
That managed to balance functional solutions with a unique and intriguing design language, one that made us stop and delve into each image.
A refined backdrop created by smooth concrete flooring and wide display cases sets the stage for an unusual collection of objects collected over the years by the homeowners.
The result is a house that is one big surprise egg, with a story around every corner. Here are some elements we particularly loved:
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A wall that accompanies the entrance and faces the living room is decorated with a black and white mural by Israeli artist Moti Shemesh.
The artistic wall enriches the public space and also hides the entrance door to the guest bathroom, which was made flush with the wall (zero line) to create a uniform and elegant appearance.
Another painting by the artist adorns the walls of the teenage son’s bathroom and also adds a personal and unique atmosphere to the room.
The family’s character and the concept of combining old and new led to the integration of industrial elements and exposed infrastructure throughout the house.
Constructive columns, discovered during the kitchen renovation, were left in their raw, exposed state, and electrical and lighting conduits were massively carved into them.
The keen-eyed among you will notice special murals that highlight the areas where the walls were carved. An air conditioning duct was also left exposed and painted black.
In the living room, an old piano that the homeowner inherited from her grandmother stands out, and was also revealed by dismantling its exterior. Despite the dismantling, it is still active and used for playing.
The kitchen was originally enclosed in a separate room and during the renovation was opened to the public space.
It was furnished with special items collected from junkyards, souvenirs, and the street and renovated by the homeowners in their workshop.
The elements they collected were incorporated into the kitchen walls, giving it a unique and personal character.
To complete the look, lighting fixtures specially made from a couscous strainer and funnel by a specialized studio were incorporated above the island.
The kitchen is made entirely of iron and solid wood. In its center is an island with a black Dekton surface, next to which is an expandable dining table.
Two doors located near the kitchen were designed and made as a continuation of the cabinet fronts.
The first is to the left of the refrigerator and leads to the parents’ unit, which was moved to the ground floor in order to provide privacy upstairs for the teenage children.
The second leads to the pantry, located under the staircase and across from the kitchen. It is decorated in the style of a market grocery store with metal baskets and sacks of flour and wheat.
The bedroom and the adjacent bathroom were redesigned as part of the renovation and expanded at the expense of the garden.
The new bathroom is especially dreamy, thanks to large windows that face the patio and bring the rich greenery inside. In case you were wondering,
A shutter that allows the windows to be fully closed provides privacy when needed.
The room is covered in tight tiles to create the illusion of size and space. Another unusual element is the sink, which is made from an iron barrel and adds an industrial touch to the room.
The routine stairs were given new life as part of the project and were expanded towards the pantry wall in an asymmetrical manner, giving them a dynamic appearance.
They are covered in tin, which adds texture to the space and continues the industrial and eclectic style of the home’s design.
The railing was painted a shade of mocha to match the color of the kitchen walls, and an art piece brought by the clients from South Africa was hung on the wall, emphasizing its height.
Before we go upstairs, let’s take a moment to look at the staircase area, where you can see another example of how elements collected by the homeowners around the world and at flea markets were carefully integrated throughout the house.
Two illustrated doors preserved by family members were divided into four parts – two of them hung on the wall along the staircase and two more hung from the ceiling, with a hanging light fixture in the center.
As part of the renovation, the teenage boy’s room was moved to the room that originally served as the parents’ unit.
Black and white tones were combined with solid materials such as wood and iron to create a contemporary and sophisticated look, which continues the general line of the home’s design but gives it a younger angle.
In addition to the painted wall that we already talked about, pay attention to small details that make a big difference here, such as the engraving of figures of a man and a woman on the bathroom door and artistic spray painting on several pieces of furniture, which, thanks to the creative painting, is almost impossible to recognize as actually being IKEA furniture.
Iron furniture and accessories have been incorporated throughout the house. In addition to the kitchen we already mentioned, it is worth paying attention to the storage units in the bathrooms.
In the guest bathroom, for example, an iron cabinet was designed with a copper-colored metal sink. Alongside them, rusty metal elements were incorporated, such as the light fixture and mirror.
The teenage son’s bathroom also features a raw, polished iron sink cabinet combined with an ipe wood surface. The combination of materials is highlighted and emphasized by the choice of tiles – light tiles with a concrete-like finish on the floor and in the sink area and black wall tiles in the shower.
The garden surrounding the house has also undergone a makeover and has been adapted to the eclectic nature of the house. Concrete paths surround the house and create an entrance path.
Old trees such as olive and oak trees were incorporated around them, as well as wild vegetation that creates a refreshing jungle feel. A garden table and old wooden chairs were placed in the yard, along with nostalgic accessories such as a typewriter.
The openings in the house were enlarged and thin profiles were used without divisions, so that the homeowners could enjoy the vibrant garden to the fullest even through the interior spaces.
Planning and design: Liat Post
Project photography: Oren Amos
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